International Space Station (ISS)

Antares Commercial Rocket Cleared for July 11 Space Station Blastoff Following Engine Re-Inspection

NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA - The long delayed liftoff of an Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket on a…

10 years ago

Astronauts Keep an Eye on Tropical Storm Arthur from the Space Station

The first storm of the Atlantic hurricane season is easily visible from space. International Space Station astronaut Reid Wiseman tweeted…

10 years ago

The Place Where Earth from Space Looks Like a Floating Piece of Cardboard

As we've noted before, astronaut Reid Wiseman is sending out a bevy of tweets and pictures from his perch on…

10 years ago

Space Vine: Moonlight Cruise over the Pacific at 28,000 kph

Oh, man you're killin' me Reid! Astronaut Reid Wiseman has been flooding the Twitter-waves with photos and news from the…

10 years ago

Watch Live Here – SpaceX Founder Elon Musk Unveils Manned “Dragon V2” Spaceship on May 29

SpaceX is hosting a worldwide live premiere event tonight, May 29, unmasking the veil from the company’s commercial “Dragon V2”…

10 years ago

Pink Floyd and Coldplay Go to Space

Two great music videos published this week feature incredible imagery from space. Above, Pink Floyd released an 20th anniversary video…

10 years ago

Astrophoto: Space Station Creates a Zipper on the Sun

"I've been wanting to get one of these for ages!" said astrophotographer Roger Hutchinson from London, England. This awesome image…

10 years ago

Dangling Dextre Digs out Docked Dragon Depot prior to Station Departure

To close out their final week aboard the International Space Station, three of the six Expedition 39 crew members are…

10 years ago